Whananaki bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
16.9° C
1.1° 

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 9AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
1.4
SSE
6
0.8
E
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1.5
SSE
6
1.8
SE
7
1.7
SE
8
1.7
ESE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
136
149
387
353
265
260
255
214
214
214
245
167
176
309
346
392
606
589
569
411
419
358
307
Wind (km/h)
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
30
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:35AM1.90m
1:09PM1.76m
1:24AM1.88m
2:05PM1.79m
2:19AM1.88m
3:05PM1.83m
Low Tide
7:01AM0.34m
7:15PM0.45m
7:51AM0.31m
8:11PM0.47m
8:46AM0.28m
9:12PM0.46m
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
5:23
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
15
16
13
13
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
10
10
11
12
12
11
10
11
Feels °C
7
6
7
10
12
8
8
8
9
8
9
7
7
6
6
5
4
4
6
7
7
6
6
7
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